Chapter 360.

Zhang Anshi said, and ran away in a puff of smoke.

Xia Yuanji bulged his eyes and glared at Zhang Anshi’s back, unable to help but be angry, that gaze, it was so hateful that he could not wait to stare Zhang Anshi out of a hole.

The only thing in the world is to eat the king’s pay and be loyal to him.

Where else can you lose your family’s wealth and sell your life to the court?

That’s the situation Natsubara Yoshi is in now.

This idea even hit the Xia family.

Now the tragedy, the Xia family back heavy debt, the hand to get, but only a few dozens of acres of worthless land just.

In fact, Xia Yuanji could even accept that the Xia family had suffered this loss, after all, it involved the imperial grandson.

But if it’s just the Xia family that suffers this loss, no matter what, his own son has done the royal grandson a great favor, what is this called? It is called sending charcoal in the snow.

After all, money is something outside the body, as long as the royal grandson valued his own son, a thousand gold scattered again, Xia Yuanji is not a short-sighted person.

Only later did he inquire, he realized that the acquisition of dozens of acres of land, not only the Xia family, this dynasty do not know how many families, are involved in it.

Jin Chun, Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, and Zhou Zhuo, Secretary of the Taichung Temple, among others.

In addition to this, there were a number of provincial ministers, as well as the Tiburin.

These people, although many of them are feudal officials, but also know that the children in the imperial examinations in the scholar how difficult, in order to pave the way for their children and grandchildren early, most of them in the capital as a shade official.

The imperial grandson’s building of a young army was a great opportunity for everyone, so they desperately tried to cram their sons and daughters into it.

Quite the opposite is true, often the sons and daughters of the martial arts honors are not stuffed with much.

It was certainly true that most of the military ministers had titles, and those who didn’t often didn’t carry enough weight to get through to the Ministry of War side.

As for those who have a title to inherit, have their own iron-clad crowns, it would be better to go to the border towns to train for some years, make some war achievements, and in the future inherit the title, but certainly do not care about the future prospects.

Not to mention, this was the early Ming Dynasty, and there were a number of Wushuns who were royal relatives, and there really wasn’t a need for that.

Everyone taking money out is really the same as everyone not taking money.

If the Xia family family had contributed money and purchased dozens of acres of land, the royal grandson might have thought that the Xia family’s father and son were really loyal and must be treated well in the future.

But hundreds of military officers of the Cubs, one counting, not a single one of them ran away, and that means something completely different.

It was the same as Natsubara Yoshi dropping his family fortune into the water without even a single wave coming out.

When you go to the Emperor’s grandson and mention this feat, they will say who are you? Who will recognize you, what about the hundreds of people who purchased the land?

Xia Yuanji almost did not need to think about it, he could immediately guess that this must be the work of Zhang Anshi, this lack of morality so much that it smokes, and only this guy, can come up with such a bad idea.

The royal grandson is young and sensitive and naive, how can he think of such a poisonous plan.

This Natsubara Ji that day are not happy in his heart, he has no interest in that what railroad, what train.

This thing …… looked at the people and hurt money, and now the body and soul are hitched in, but also can t hear a ring, Xia Yuanji feels very sad.

So when he returned to the Ministry of Households, he remained sullen and stuck in his throat.

It was hard to endure to the evening, since the next duty, immediately returned to their own residence.

But he saw his son, Winston Xia, hanging around in front of him.

Xia Yuanji was a modest gentleman, but these days, whenever he saw Xia Xuan, he had a fire that could not be dissipated.

After all, things have happened, he did not dare to scold the royal grandson, and it is not good to put the conflict on the stage with Zhang Anshi, can not afford to mess with them, but also can not afford to mess with his own son?

“Bastard, what’s the matter again?” Natsubara Yoshi said with a cold face.

“Father, the day after tomorrow …… the royal grandson said, to rate all the military ministers to Qixia, is what train passes to watch the ceremony.”

Xia Yuanji impatiently said, “What does that have to do with you?”

Xia Xuan said bitterly, “Father …… son will also go.”

Sharwonji glared at him, “So what?”

Xia Xuan said, “colleagues are anxious, many people are like our Xia family, the old capital all hitching …… that land matter, teach people like fish in the throat ah!”

Natsubara Yoshi tensed his face and stood up, then paced back and forth with his hands behind his back.

This Xia Xuan is really a pot calling the kettle black.

So Natsubara Yoshi gritted his teeth, but in the end, it was his usual congeniality and rationality that overpowered the indignation of the moment, and in the end, he only said, “Well ……”

Xia Xuan hesitated for a moment and said, “Father …… has a colleague …… who said …… that if we don’t, when we go to Qixia, let’s …… simply make a mess and see if we can get a little of our capital back.”

“Hmm?” Ha Yuanji looked at Winston Xia, his face imploring at this point.

“But my son is worried, causing trouble to …… think in his heart, it is better to be sick and not go.”

Xia Yuan Ji was silent, he slowly paced a few more steps, then sat down and drank a mouthful of tea before slowly saying, “Go, or go, if someone wants to make a scene, you also follow the scene, when the holy emperor is surely there, you mix among the crowd, and also go to cry and sue.”

“Ah …… this ……”

Xia Yuanji said, “After all, you guys are still young and can be considered young and ignorant. And there are quite a few people involved in this matter, even if they are guilty, that is not the law.”

“Moreover, make a fuss, at least make a fuss, also teach his majesty to know that we are now losing all our money, even if the court does not compensate us for this money, but at least …… his majesty also knows that we have suffered a great loss.”

Xia Xuan looked worried and said, “But if His Majesty is furious ……”

Xia Yuanji shook his head, “His Majesty, this person, has a big temper, and is quick to fight and kill, with the style of the Great Ancestor. However, both the Great Ancestor and His Majesty have a nature, that is, they recognize reason, but whenever they feel that they are not justified, they will not be able to do anything to you.”

“So …… this uproar, there are only two results, one is to return the silver, and the other is that his majesty knows that he is not justified, and at that time …… not inevitably have to make some compensation from other places.”

Xia Xuan said, “But …… the royal grandson ……”

Xia Yuanji glared at him and said, “Bastard, of course you can’t put it on the royal grandson’s head.”

Xia Xuan then said, “Then blame it on Zhang Anshi? That guy is too black-hearted.”

Xia Yuanji immediately shook his head, “That won’t work either, this guy is too hard, you guys can’t afford to mess with him.”

Xia Xuan looked at Ha Yuan Ji with difficulty, “Then catch who?”

Xia Yuanji is calm and leisurely said: “Zhanzhengfu university sergeant Yang Pu, is not now presiding over the matter of the railroad? You see, he is involved in both the Eastern Palace, and the grandson has a relationship, but also involved in the railroad ……”

Xia Xuan said with a puzzled face, “Ah …… this eight pole can not hit the person ah.”

Xia Yuanji said with deep meaning in his eyes: ”It is to be eight poles! This kind of thing, his majesty knows, the royal grandson knows, Zhang Anshi knows, you know and I know. Everyone knows that Yang Pu is innocent, that’s why he was planted, in this way, there is room for things to be turned around.”

Xia Xuan hesitantly said, “But Bachelor Yang …… is not immune ……”

Xia Yuanji looked at him with a hateful face and said, “You ah, really stupid! This is only a great benefit for Bachelor Yang …… to have a great benefit in the Nuo. On behalf of the emperor’s grandson, this is what kind of grace and honor! On the surface …… he, Yang Pu, is at a disadvantage, but in reality, the crown prince and the imperial grandson will be grateful to him, and even his majesty will have compassion for him.”

“Yang Pu this person, I know a little, he is prudent, but quite capable, although young, is Hanlin origin, can act carefully, the future will have a great as. With his current qualifications, the future at least following the position of the book, but this time if you can suffer on behalf of the emperor’s grandson, I see …… less to do Zaifu. He is a smart person, so even if you planted him, he came back to the flavor, but also will not be difficult for you.”

Xia Xuan felt giddy as she listened, “How come it seems that in the end, no one suffers.”

Xia Yuanji said, “I only want that money back, why should I teach people to suffer?”

Xia Xuan then coyly said, “Then …… that son will turn around and go confer with the Jin family’s people …… to discuss the matter ……”

Xia Yuanji said, “When the time comes, don’t involve the old man.”

Xia Xuan nodded and said, “My son understands, if it was done by us, it would be a little unprofessional, but if it involves father, it would be a long time in the making.”

Xia Yuan Ji lamented, “Hey …… if it is not for the ancestral family business, why is it so! I dang Xia Yuan Ji …… really should not come out of this strategy.”

Xia Xuan, however, said, “This is an upper strategy, how can it be considered a lower strategy?”

“What do you know, for the world and the gods of the world to plan, this is the upper plan, for this portal private plan to rack their brains, even more brilliant is the lower plan.”

Xia Xuan said bitterly, “My son has been taught.”

Xia Yuanji then said nothing more, just picked up the tealight, thoughtfully holding the tealight motionless, eyes lost in thought.

Here in Suthep, almost everyone is busy in anticipation of the upcoming opening ceremony.

Railroad finally through, through the thirteen counties and Qixia, set up fourteen stations, and now has been overhauled and after the trial operation, everything is ready.

With the new front end, the capacity was greatly increased and the speed improved, already able to go from thirty miles an hour to forty.

In this way, it was equal to arriving at a speed of twenty miles per hour, a speed that, although not worth mentioning, could be considered a great increase in efficiency for this era.

Most importantly, this thing can pass all night long, and is viable for more than four hundred miles in a day and night’s time.

Zhang Anshi then, began to have the price of freight and passenger transportation calculated, and after a lot of calculations, the price was discounted on top of ensuring profitability.

The freight cost is fully double than the prevailing overland transportation conditions today.

And on the basis of fully reduced by a factor of two, the cargo capacity is more unknown to boost how much, the most terrible thing is …… it can achieve punctual on time arrival.

The greatest condition that distinguishes an agricultural society from a commercial one lies in the idea of time.

In later years, people always say that some backward place people have no concept of time, this is not actually the surprise of the human race, but in …… these backward areas, they generally do not have a more punctual transportation measures, such as the same batch of goods, from here to there, in the absence of a train before, often may be in the middle of the error will be as high as ten days, sometimes faster half a month long, if the midway encountered a change, then it may be January. Sometimes faster, half a month long, if the midway encountered a change, it may be January.

This is for the agricultural society, can be said to be accustomed to, delayed a few days of work only, but for the whole of the Taiping Province in general workshops and merchants, in fact, is difficult to bear.

My workshop needs materials for production, and you delayed delivering them for ten days and half a month, so won’t I be ready to eat dirt?

This leads to the fact that in order to cope with this situation, many workshops have to build a large number of warehouses in advance and prepare a large number of raw materials, in order to prevent the time error brought about by this transportation.

In this way, the operating costs of the workshop have increased greatly, the cost of storage has also increased greatly, and because of the advance preparation of goods, the pressure on the capital, is also unimaginable.

But if the railroad can greatly reduce the time error, this brings intangible benefits, not even transport price reduction can be compared.

Therefore …… when the construction of the Division of Railways began to bulletin the counties merchants and military and horse people, after the measures of the new railroad, the ordinary people may still be afterthought, but the spring warmth of the ducks first, many merchants and businessmen have heard of the news, has been the wind of the move.

Trial operation of the railroad tracks, these days are overcrowded, many merchants and businessmen come in advance to observe, a moment of pomp and circumstance.

Many have begun signing advance freight bills with the railroad division; after all, a number of merchants, who often have regular customers, need to send out carloads of goods every now and then.

The railroad not only greatly reduces the time of transportation, but also ensures punctuality, and even the price of transportation is much lower than before. Any way you look at it, it’s a good deal that pays for itself.

The stations were crowded with merchants and businessmen wearing Songjiang cloth or Qixia new cloth, and there were even people who rode on them to experience them, and then they spread the word about this rare thing around.

Such heat was far beyond Zhang Anshi’s imagination.

He had thought that people might not be willing to accept such a novelty at once.

But apparently he had underestimated the Ming people’s enthusiasm for new things.

When you think about it at this point, Ming and Qing are often brought up together, but in reality, Ming and Qing are completely different concepts.

It is as if the same foreign things, even the scholarly class, the degree of acceptance is completely different. Not to mention the merchant-dominated Taiping Province.

“Dudu, now that Qixia Station, there are hundreds of merchants and traders there every day, and they can’t even be driven away.”

Speaking is Gaoxiang, Gaoxiang smiled, then said: “The next official also went to try, indeed appalling, the world has this thing, really never thought.”

Zhang Anshi today’s mood is obviously very good, smiled and said, “Well, the ceremony, and then think about where there is no omission, you can not make a mistake, or you can not eat.”

Gaoxiang said, “Yes.”

On the other hand, Yang Pu said, “Now this railroad division, now can be operated by steam locomotives, there are thirty, mainly scheduling, still need to be improved, and so on in the future, if it is familiar with, if it can be increased to fifty, it would be better!”

“Now the order, has almost to be full, now …… the next official is thinking …… whether to increase some capacity, a car only eight trailers, is not too little?”

“No hurry, slowly.” Zhang Anshi calmly said, “This matter is left to Xu Jingchang to think of ways, the operation of the railroad division, as well as the training of personnel, it is important not to make a mistake, if there is a mistake, you are the only one who will be held responsible.”

What is the concept of thirty cars running daily at the same time? It is thirty cars on this one hundreds of miles long line, almost can do day and night, transport out three thousand tons, that is, six million pounds, close to 50,000 stone capacity, and this is only one day.

In a month, it’s a million and a half stones.

If it is a year, you can almost transport the entire grain and fu of the Ming Dynasty.

But the Ming Dynasty to transport these food, how much manpower and material resources need to be used? Almost on the government in order to transport the money and grain, recruited millions of people, and these people, often round trip will take several months.

Of course, at the moment, this railroad line, only runs in Taipingfu.

Zhang Anshi then said: “Railway Division this side …… after the operation, the accounts must be clear, all the personnel, also need to be fixed quota, in addition to …… this Railway Division under the jurisdiction of the Railway Inspection Division, from now on, also want to always Patrol along the railroad, in order to prepare for theft and robbery, the burden of this railroad division is not small, Yang Bachelor, your responsibility is also not light ah.”

Yang Pu smiled and said, “Don’t worry, I will do my best.”

“It can’t be trying your best, it can’t be wrong, and if it’s wrong, you’re the only one who’s going to be held accountable.”

“Yes.”

Everything is ready, everything is ready, all we need is the east wind.

The good time has come.

On this day, Zhang Anshi early in the morning, wearing an imperial python robe, the rate of the right governor’s office as well as the Taiping House of officials, in advance to the border of Qixia Husbandry.

The Holy Spirit did not arrive until midday.

Zhang Anshi stepped forward and saluted.

Zhu Di dismounted, smiled and said, “How come look at your sad face, how, waiting for a lot of time it.”

Zhang Anshi said, “I’m just worried that I’ll miss the good time.”

Zhu Di smiled and said, “Don’t worry, can’t miss your business, really want to delay, not still have Jin Qingjia?”

This words have meaning, after all, …… Jin Zhong is a professional, even if delayed, he can pinch his fingers and count, indicating that this hour is well delayed, and the next hour is better and so on.

Jin Zhong was in the back, smiling and not showing much.

Natsubara Yoshi’s eyes, on the other hand, glanced to a short distance away, the royal grandson’s carriages.

Zhang Anshi led the way, and the vast number of people then arrived at Qixia Station.

This place has long been three steps a guard, five steps a sentry, even the model battalion has been deployed, heavily guarded.

The good thing about the station’s location is that it is more remote, in the western suburbs of Qixia near Nanjing.

As a result, there is now only the Novo station, sitting alone.

“Sins, sins ……”

Natsubara Yoshi accompanied the driver in the back, and Jin Chun, the Minister of Justice at his side, muttered under his breath.

His voice was soft, but Natsubaruyoshi heard him.

Natsubaruyoshi looked at Jinchun in dismay.

Jin Chun whispered, “Do you know what you are stepping on under your feet?”

Natsubara Yoshi said in dismay, “It’s …… what is it?”

“It’s our land ……”

Natsubara Yoshi felt as if the ground was hot on his feet and couldn’t help but stumble.

Jin Chun painfully said, “Look at this place, barren land, even if you plant crops, the crops are going to think that there is no nutrients here!”

Natsubara Yoshi said uncertainly, “No way? Is it really here?”

“What’s the point of lying to you! My family’s land is one hundred and twenty feet east of the station, where is your family’s?”

Natsubara Yoshi’s heart went cold when he heard that.

Looking around, except for the station, it would be an understatement to say that this is a barren land, and I’m afraid that there are not even ghosts on weekdays.

Natsubara Yoshi shook his head and smiled bitterly, while his eyes then glanced at the distant imperial grandsons and their accompanying military officials.

Jinchun and Natsubara Yoshi looked at each other and seemed to exchange a glance with each other.

Although he and Jin Chun did not have too much interaction on weekdays, it was as if there was a tacit understanding all of a sudden at this moment, so he immediately misdirected his gaze.

When Zhu Di arrived at the station, he went up the stone steps and looked at Zhang Anshi with tears and laughter, “This is the millions of taels of silver spent ……”

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, “Your Majesty …… will know when you enter the station.”

Zhu Di remembered something: “Call my grandson.”

So the eunuchs accompanying him hurriedly trotted off to summon Zhu Zhanji.

Zhu Zhanji, on the other hand, led the crowd of military ministers, was surrounded by people on the left and right, all the way up and down as if surveying, riding a small horse pony to.

Then he dismounted and came towards Zhu.

Zhu Di smiled and said, “The head has grown taller again, this grandson is like me, in the future it will be a robust man, Zhang Qingjia …… you Zhang family …… are too slender.”

Zhang Anshi: “……”

Your Majesty, it’s not good for you to disparage my entire family so justifiably!

Seeing that Zhang Anshi didn’t say anything, Zhu Zhanji, on the other hand, joyfully prepared to bow to Zhu Di.

But not yet waiting for Zhu Zhanji salute, Zhu Di has pulled a pull over him: “I teach you to accompany the driver, is to want you to also see …… this station …… your painstaking efforts are also quite a lot of ah.”

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said, “Your Majesty …… I didn’t contribute.”

Zhu gave a meaningful smile.

At this moment, however, the sound of sobbing suddenly came from someone.

Zhu Di had heard it since and frowned slightly.

The sobbing was actually coming from the side of Zhu Zhanji’s escorts.

Zhu Di said with a stern face, “Who is so rude?”

Then a young army military minister stepped forward and fell to the ground, saying, “I am guilty of ten thousand deaths.”

Zhu Di glared at him and then glanced at Zhu Zhanji.

Zhu Zhanji was also a bit surprised.

Zhu Di said, “What are you crying for?”

“Your Majesty, I am …… humble …… unable to get through the days, and I am grieving.”

“Hmm?”

“Railway Division of the Yang Pu bachelor, to repair the railroad, because the silver is not enough, they teach my people, etc., to buy the station of the barren land, my ancestors have saved up for several generations, the wealth of the family, a total of only discounted 3,000 taels of the family, but now teach my to buy the six acres of this place, on the six acres of land, they want 3,000 taels, my can not get such a large amount of cash silver, and even teach my sued the loan! …… …… …… …… ……”

The man was crying so much that it seemed like he was going to turn his back all at once.

His eyes are pouring with tears, his body is shivering, his voice is hoarse and tired, but all his body seems to be written with two words …… robbing money!

Zhu Di’s face was suddenly green and red, both annoyed, but not good enough to snap.

“Who is your father?”

This person said, “Sichuan torture commissioner Liu Yan …….”

Zhu Di said with a cold face, “Do you know what offense it is to lose your manners before the king?”

This man said, “I am humbled to die ……”

Saying this, he bowed again and again.

At this time …… the other military ministers seemed to explode all of a sudden, that Xia Xuan then also bowed to the ground, raised his voice and said, “I am …… inferior …… also can’t live on.”

“My humble ……”

Chu: “……”

Zhu Di was embarrassed to the core at this point, with a face of shame and indignation.

Zhu Zhanji opened his eyes wide, was a bit timid, but tilted his head and thought, no, this is not in the blame Yang Pu bachelor? What does it have to do with me, Zhu Zhanji?

Only Zhang Anshi was at this time, but his eyes lit up.

He was violently …… delighted.

Is there such a thing as a good thing in the world?

Zhang Anshi was happy.

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